Aside from offering quality courses, colleges should offer choices that
match student learning styles and schedules.
Not exact matches
Learners are very unlikely to have a single
learning style, so restricting
students to activities
matched to their reported preferences may damage their progress.
The danger of teaching to this myth is that by labelling
students as a certain type of learner and changing the teaching
style to
match this type of
learning, we encourage
students to develop a fixed mindset.
but when done correctly, assigning hands - on projects that
match student interest or
learning styles can produce some amazing representations of the
learning goals!
Computers offer a way to customize instruction and allow
students to
learn in the way they are best wired to process information, in the
style that conforms to them, and at a pace that
matches their own.
Here's what you'd have to do: group
students into the
learning style categories that are being evaluated (e.g., visual learners vs. verbal learners), and then
students in each group must be randomly assigned to one of the
learning methods (e.g., visual
learning or verbal
learning), so that some
students will be «
matched» and others will be «mismatched.»
Students benefit from individualized support in preparing their application materials and choosing schools that closely
match their interests, aptitudes, and
learning styles.
For years, many teachers have understood that each
student requires feedback and instruction that
match their
learning style, perspective and personality to maximize success.
Pashler and his team conclude that using
learning -
style assessments in schools is «unwise» because they find minimal evidence that diagnosing
students»
styles and
matching them to corresponding instructional treatments improves test performance.
Choice exists within public schools and provides opportunities for
students to participate in a variety of educational programs that
match their specific interests, aspirations, and preferred
learning styles.
Giving
students several options helped
match assignments to
students» abilities and
learning styles, and enhanced their motivation (Allington & Johnston, 2002; Baumann & Duffy, 1997).
The RLS quickly identifies
student academic strength areas, interests,
learning styles and preferred modes of expression, and then
matches each
student with a vast array of educational activities and resources.
We will be recognized as a school that is
student - centered — looking at each
student as an individual and
matching teaching methods to individual
learning styles and
student performance.